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If I Had It To Do All Over Again
Our Contributors' Advice on
Doing It All Over Again...
I would do it over again because, it's been great and
I'm sure it would be great again. Who knows what the
outcomes would be?
I'
would not want to know what I
know now. Although, as Mr. Murray found out in
Ground Hog Day, you could have some fun with a little
experience. I learned rather early that I like not
knowing what is next. The feeling is motivating. It's like
walking on a wet sponge and not knowing if it rests on
a firm base. Not that the feeling is a comfortable one,
just a feeling I've learned is the right one for me.
Regardless of the thrills to relive, the missed
opportunities, regrets, or correction possibilities, it's not
the outcomes that are as important as the process of
creating them. While the outcomes are valuable and
certainly will be evaluated and judged, the process to
go forward and create them without prior knowledge is
life. So, I wouldn't pass up any opportunity to do more.
Of course, before I go back to do it all over again, I
would have a lot more wet sponge in front of me to walk
on. I wouldn't want to miss any of that.
--
John Sparks, Kirkwood, Missouri
I would be more tolerant and understanding. I would
have more patience with all people. I would be more
confident in myself. I would not be such a people
pleaser. I would not worry over bills and money. I
would laugh a whole lot more. I would live much more
relaxed in order to enjoy such things as sunrises and
sunsets, and the warm sunshine on my face. I would
not worry about dusty tables, or cluttered rooms, or a
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